[bksvol-discuss] Re: Summary of current requirements on handling footnote numbers, footnotes themselves and end notes
- From: Madeleine Linares <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 22:54:27 +0000
Thanks Judy for sharing this!
Cindy: No asterisk next to a superscript number please. I actually want to
double check on the requirement for a space between the word and superscript
number. It may be ok to have this. Let me get back to you all on this. The rest
still stands.
Thank you all so much for your patience with me as I work to get a
comprehensive guidebook together. We really are getting there, and I’m excited
to be able to actually understand the reasoning behind what we’re asking of our
volunteers. We don’t want anyone to do unnecessary work, but we also want to
make sure Bookshare’s collection is the best it can be.
Best,
Madeleine
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Rosenthal
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 3:31 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Summary of current requirements on handling
footnote numbers, footnotes themselves and end notes
Thanks, Judy. So I can make the footnote superscript but have to put a space
before it? Hmm. I suppose in that case I might as well use the space asterisk
number. I'll experiment and see which takes more time and/or which is easier to
find when I'm checking to see if I have them all correct on mental autopilot,
after my last long book,
Wait. I'm sorry, now I'm a little confused by option #2
Which of the following is what would be correct:
1: from below by illegal organizations was effectively ruled out. 2
Or 2: doing so. *12 next sentence
or 3 complained that everything was too small. *11 :
but I can't have superscript number without a space? so t this would be wrong:
4. complained that everything was too small. 11
I guess option #1 is what I've been doing (space asterisk number space then
next sentence or word -- so if I can't put the number in superscript without an
asterisk I guess I'll continue (Is that right?
Cindyy
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Judy s.
<cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Here's a summary for Kim (and anyone else whose interested) pasted together
from what Madeleine has posted on how to handle footnote numbers within the
text, and then how to handle the foot notes themselves.
The instructions in the current proofreading manual are incorrect when they say
to put square brackets around all footnote numbers within the text.
The volunteer manual is being updated to correct the instructions, but until a
new version is available here's how to handle footnote or endnote numbers
within the text. You can do one of three things:
1. place a blank space between the text and the footnote number, and place an
asterisk next to the number (keeping the asterisk and number in normal (size
12) font); or
2. keep the number in normal (size 12) font with no asterisk and just a space
between the footnote number and the text; or
3. keep the number in superscript font, again putting a space between the
footnote number and the text.
As to the footnotes themselves:
We [Bookshare] ask that the information in the footnote be placed in brackets
if the number is either superscript or regular-sized font in the text (to
clarify that it is not part of the text). If the proofreader adds in an
asterisk next to the number, he or she should add in three asterisks after the
text and before the footnote information. In this case, the footnote
information does not need to be included in brackets.
Proofreaders have been adding in asterisks since before I [Madeleine] started,
which is why they are allowed to continue. Since we are all working very hard
to make sure that volunteers, outsourcers, and in-house staff are all doing
things consistently, I've been recommending the method of leaving the number in
the text (either in regular font size or superscripted) and then placing the
footnote in brackets, as that is what both other in-house staff and outsourcers
are instructed to do. However, we do still allow the asterisk version at this
time.
Also, if anyone comes across a book that only has one or two footnotes and the
author has inserted asterisks (and no numbers), please put the footnote
information in square brackets. In this case, include an asterisk before the
footnote information (because there is no number), but no period after it.
--
Judy s.
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